369. The Ghost Train Fire Part 1 of 3 -- Waltzing Matilda
The Prosecutors
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4.3 • 9.7K Ratings
🗓️ 30 June 2026
⏱️ 78 minutes
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Summary
Luna Park was a place of magic and wonder in Sydney, Australia's harbor, the kind of place where nothing bad could ever happen. But when a horrific fire broke out on a ride called the Ghost Train, nothing would ever be the same. And yet, to this day, we still don't know exactly what caused the fire. An electrical short? A discarded cigarette? Or something far more sinister?
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Julia Cowley, a retired FBI profiler and host of the true crime podcast, The Consult, Real FBI Profilers. |
| 0:08.9 | If you're fascinated with true crime and criminal profiling, then join us as we discuss real cases and examine the behavior exhibited before, during, and after the commission of the crime. |
| 0:20.7 | You can listen to the consult wherever |
| 0:22.5 | you get your podcasts. It's as close as it gets to being in the room with the FBI's behavioral |
| 0:28.2 | analysis unit. |
| 0:42.5 | I'm Brett. And I'm Alice and we are the prosecutors Today on the prosecutors today on the prosecutors it is one of Australia's greatest tragedies, but was it also murder? |
| 1:01.6 | We discuss the fire at Luna Park. |
| 1:10.1 | Music I'm Oh My Hello everybody and welcome to this episode of the prosecutors. |
| 1:35.5 | I'm Brett, and I'm joined as always by my slim co-host, Alice. |
| 1:41.8 | Thank you. |
| 1:42.7 | You're welcome. |
| 1:43.4 | I was waiting for you to notice that I've only been eating half a bag of chocolate chips a night instead of a Alice. Thank you. You're welcome. You're welcome. |
| 1:44.7 | You're welcome. |
| 1:44.7 | You're welcome. |
| 1:44.8 | You're welcome. |
| 1:45.6 | You're welcome. |
| 1:46.8 | You're welcome. |
| 1:47.8 | Well, you know, that was suggested by Renette, so you should thank her. |
| 1:55.0 | Though she notes that in Afrikaans, it means clever. |
| 2:02.1 | And in German, this is a little bit more appropriate. |
| 2:05.5 | It means terrible. |
| 2:07.5 | So I'm not sure which one she's going far, but we'll take it either way. |
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